Minutes of the previous meeting

Stanley AAP is made up of seven public representatives, seven partner representatives, six county councillors and one Stanley town councillor. They are:

Public representatives

Vicky Walton

Kevin Howe

Gordon Binney

Nerise Oldfield-Thompson (Vice Chair)

Helen McCaughey

Katie Platten

Linda Tyman

Partner representatives

Insp Dave Clarke (Durham Constabulary)

Nancy Elliott (North Durham CCG)

Suzanne Jobson for Karbon Homes

Helen Fergusson (Head of Service, Durham County Council)

Chris Williams (Fire and Rescue Service)

Karen Brown (business representative) (Vice Chair)

Judith Middlemast (Voluntary and Community Sector)

County councillors

Cllr Jeanette Stephenson (Chair)

Cllr Joyce Charlton

Cllr Olga Milburn

Cllr Lyn Boyd

Cllr Carole Hampson

Cllr Joan Nicholson

Cllr Bala Nair (Stanley Town Council)

Our forum

The forum meets twice a year and is open to local people, businesses and organisations. It sets the AAP's priorities which it seeks to address through its projects and monitors the progress of these.

Forum members

Get involved with your local community!

Forum members can share their opinions and ideas with the AAP team and take part in task and finish groups to help achieve the priorities. Please contact us for the latest meeting dates and let us know beforehand if you'd like to attend so that we can make sure there's enough paperwork and seating available.

Joining the AAP

Get involved with your local community!

If you would like to have a say and influence decisions that affect your area join your local AAP. As a local forum member you'll be invited to meetings and events to discuss community issues.

Our priorities

Task and finish groups meet on a regular basis to discuss relevant issues and develop projects to address the AAP's priorities. Each task group is made up of forum members, board members, and representatives of those organisations whose co-operation is needed to get the job done.

Stronger Stanley

This group looks to support and develop projects which can support our children, young people and their families to live a happier and healthier life whilst also tackling anything that would help residents to feel safer at home, at work, and out and about in their community.

Local agencies that are impacted by these issues are involved. They include Leisure Works, Foundation of Light and Local Youth Clubs and representatives from Durham Constabulary.

Meeting dates

Meeting notes

This group looks to support and develop projects that could help residents to gain employment and access to training.

Local agencies that are impacted by these issues are involved. They include The Enterprise Agency, Durham Works, The Business Network, our Employability Team, local training providers and other interested public representatives.